Overview

• Feinstein’s termination letter arrived on July 16, less than 24 hours after ICE’s acting director publicly urged the DOJ to act following a social media post linking her to the app founder.
• ICEBlock, launched in April, now has tens of thousands of users sharing real-time locations of ICE agents across the United States.
• Feinstein says she proactively informed her superiors about death threats targeting her family after her husband’s CNN appearance to ensure workplace safety.
• DOJ and ICE officials warn that ICEBlock endangers federal officers by enabling evasion and point to a sharp rise in assaults on agents this year.
• Civil liberties advocates contend the firing amounts to punitive retaliation for protected speech and undermines federal employees’ due-process rights.